Make Your Own Gear » Andrus PowerShield-Softshell -- BackpackingLight.com Forums *** ***. --> Give a gift subscription to a friend who has a pack that's too heavy. Give Now --> Skip to content Help --> Cart Log in Welcome to Backpacking Light! Subscribe Subscribe Home Articles Store Education Courses Publications --> Community Forums Recent Posts Reader Reviews Recent Reader Reviews Trip Reports Most Commented Articles --> School Course Catalog Compare All Courses Course Calendar / Enroll Now Our Philosophy Frequently Asked Questions Course Curricula Photos & Video Our Partners --> Forum Index » Make Your Own Gear » Andrus PowerShield-Softshell --> Display Avatars Sort By: Date (Chronological) Date (Reverse Chronological) David Gilbert (david0815) - F Andrus PowerShield-Softshell on 02/16/2008 15:56:51 MST My last project is now finished: Andrus One step further to the ultimate softshell-pattern is mostly self-developed but based on shelby′s nallo pattern with a lot of alterations. No piece is original.-Material is Polartec PowerShield light (blue) and Polartec PowerShield (grey).-Hood adjustment with three grommets and not sewn on cord-stopper works way better than sewn on. I would really recommend that construction. -Cuffs and Hood brim are bonded with sewfree. It works really well even on brushed softshell-backsides-Displacing the front-pocket-zippers to the side eliminated the unaesthetic pre-belly bulge I usually had in my former projects. Some photos: Edited by david0815 on 02/17/2008 03:08:13 MST. peter kvamme (karacolor) - F Locale: midwest photos on 02/16/2008 17:01:33 MST Your photos are not showing up on my computer.Sounds like a great project, interested to see it... David Gilbert (david0815) - F pics on 02/17/2008 23:58:34 MST now they should be visible! Tim Marshall (MarshLaw303) - MLife Locale: Minnesota Very Nice on 02/18/2008 07:55:09 MST The only downside is no one will ever believe you made it yourself. It looks to pro. Roger Caffin (rcaffin) - BPL Staff - MLife Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe Re: Andrus PowerShield-Softshell on 02/18/2008 14:31:54 MST Hi AndrusFancy writing it up as a BPL MYOG project? Assistance with the writing is available.CheersRogerroger@backpackinglight.com Joshua Mitchell (jdmitch) - F Locale: Kansas Re: Very Nice on 02/18/2008 20:45:58 MST "The only downside is no one will ever believe you made it yourself. It looks to pro."That was kind of what I was thinking... when I first read the post I wondered "So, what company did he get to make a custom pattern for him"... then I thought "wow..." Douglas Johnson (Sponge) - F - M Locale: PNW Amazing work on 02/18/2008 21:14:32 MST Great design/execution! Did you ever consider a drop-tail? I find a lot of usefulness with one on my jackets. David Gilbert (david0815) - F downsides on 02/19/2008 00:37:46 MST "The only downside is no one will ever believe you made it yourself. It looks to pro."Well, that′s a downside I can live with! ;-) But there′s still room for further improvements left."Did you ever consider a drop-tail?"The pattern uses a slight drop-tail. Just about 1" so you can′t see it at the photos. Huzefa Siamwala (huzefa) Re: Amazing work on 05/25/2008 21:38:40 MDT agreed. This stuff is brilliant. You must login to post. New Visitors: Create a new account Username: Password: Remember my login info. MEMBERSHIP IS REQUIRED TO POST: You must be a Forum, Annual or Lifetime Member to post messages in the backpackinglight.com forums. SUBSCRIBE NOW » Community @ BPL: View My Profile Change My Profile Community Gear Lists Forums: Forum Index Search Forums Recent Posts Recent Threads New Posts Since Last Visit Reader Reviews: Review Index Search Reviews Last 50 Reviews ABOUT| CONTACT| TERMS| LOCAL RSS Feed COPYRIGHT ©2003-2012 BEARTOOTH MOUNTAIN PRESS LLC U.S. Library of Congress Serial Registrations: BackpackingLight.com (electronic, ISSN 1537-0364) & Backpacking Light Magazine (print, ISSN 1550-4417) BACKPACKING LIGHT® and the FEATHER/MOUNTAIN icon are registered trademarks of the Beartooth Media Group, Inc. Mobile Version -->